{"id":2798,"date":"2023-04-13T00:57:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T05:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2023-04-13T01:07:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T06:07:36","slug":"explosion-at-texas-dairy-farm-reportedly-kills-one-person-and-18000-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=2798","title":{"rendered":"Explosion at Texas Dairy Farm Reportedly Kills One Person and 18,000 Cows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2799\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65.png 500w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65-390x293.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>An explosion on Monday afternoon at South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, Texas,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newschannel10.com\/2023\/04\/11\/reports-upwards-18000-cattle-lost-explosion-dimmitt-dairy-farm\/\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0killed 1 person and 18,000 Cows in just the latest instance of a deadly disaster hitting America\u2019s food production capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video of the explosion showed a mushroom cloud of smoke draped over South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, Texas. As night fell, the video from the dairy farm looked like a video that would come from a war-torn country as dust from the explosion blew across the farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Multiple agencies are on scene to a massive dairy farm explosion that took place this evening <br><br> \ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dimmitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dimmitt<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Texas<\/a> \u2070<br>Currently multiple agencies and emergency crews are on scene and have confirmed with a multiple casualty incident at South Fork Dairy in Castro\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DyZyb9BiBA\">pic.twitter.com\/DyZyb9BiBA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1645633111474987009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Castro County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to the explosion. It released a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Castro-County-Sheriffs-Office\/100069128143279\/\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday which read, \u201cThe Castro County Sheriff\u201ds Office, the Dimmitt, Hart, and Nazareth Fire Departments respond to an explosion and fire at the Southfork Dairy Farms located on the 1600 blk of CR 624 which is approximately 11 miles southeast of Dimmitt. Upon arrival, it was determined that one person was trapped inside and fire crews were able to locate the person and remove them from the building. The person was flown to the UMC Hospital in Lubbock. All employees were accounted for. Other first responders that responded to the scene: Tulia FD, Muleshoe FD, Springlake FD, Earth FD, the Sunnyside VFD, Bailey County Sheriff\u201ds Office, Lamb County Sheriff\u201ds Office, Swisher County Sheriff\u201ds Office, Texas State Fire Marshal Office, Texas Highway Patrol, the Texas Department of Emergency Management, Tulia EMS, AMR EMS, Earth EMS, and the UMC Multi-patient EMS ambus. Emergency crews were on scene until after 11 p.m.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missing from the Castro County Sheriff\u2019s office statement is the cause of the explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter users are questioning the explosion of the farm. \u201cLast night another dairy farm was destroyed. At what point do you realize that the unrestricted warfare of World War III has already started?\u201d a user wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night another dairy farm was destroyed. At what point do you realize that the unrestricted warfare of World War III has already started? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1u81YoEGFK\">https:\/\/t.co\/1u81YoEGFK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Emerald Robinson \u271d\ufe0f (@EmeraldRobinson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmeraldRobinson\/status\/1645787343343988738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another user wrote, \u201cDimmitt, TX DAIRY FARM Mass Casualty Incident has been declared after explosion at dairy farm. So far one person is in critical condition at this time. Nothing about this looks like an accident.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Dimmitt, TX DAIRY FARM \ud83d\udc40<br><br>Mass Casaulty Incident has been declared after explosion at dairy farm. So far one person is in critical condition at this time.<br><br>Nothing about this looks like an \u201caccident\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PCwrs8JCXv\">pic.twitter.com\/PCwrs8JCXv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Scary Election Denier \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@nomandatesco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nomandatesco\/status\/1645807277662949386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Link:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfile.com\/explosion-at-texas-dairy-farm-reportedly-kills-one-person-and-18000-cows\/ \">https:\/\/nationalfile.com\/explosion-at-texas-dairy-farm-reportedly-kills-one-person-and-18000-cows\/ <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An explosion on Monday afternoon at South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, Texas,\u00a0reportedly\u00a0killed 1 person and 18,000 Cows in just the latest instance of a deadly disaster hitting America\u2019s food production capabilities. Video of the explosion showed a mushroom cloud of smoke draped over South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, Texas. As night fell, the video from the dairy farm looked like a video that would come from a war-torn country as dust from the explosion blew across the farm. 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